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Page 4A, CLEVELAND ADVOCATE, Friday, October 5, 1990
Editorial
Viewpoint Do you favor more prisons or early release?
“More prisons. They're not
serving their time and
they're causing trouble.” -
Geneva Stuckey, Cleve-
land
More prisons. They de-
serve to serve the time
they're given and pay for
their crime.” - Lou Stuart,
Tarkington
“More prisons. There are
too many criminals on the
streets now.” - Lamar
Richards, Cleveland
“More prisons. Early re-
lease is a stupid move and
they're getting out without
paying for their crime.” -
Sue Nimitz, Shepherd
“More prisons. If we have
laws with punishment we
need the facilities.” - Tom
Lawniczak, Cleveland
“More prisons. That would
be better than early re-
lease.” - Virginia Wooten,
Cleveland
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Crime program needed
Dear Editor,
It’s not a question of a choice between more prison space or
an early release program because neither of them are needed.
All you need is a crime prevention program.
However the lawyers, judges and law officers do not want
crime prevention because of their greed for one, and two it
would degrade their positions.
When an individual calls an officer now and requests his help
they are doing it because this individual realizes that there is a
need for someone to step in with a hand of authority. They are
asking for assistance from an officer.
Otherwise the arrested individual will have an arrest record,
something that will always be on their record, have to go bail,
pay a lawyer fee, then pre-trial expense, jury selection, trial and
sentencing. Later that person is released just to start the money
making cycle all over again.
All that is accomplished is the individual has a record and has
lost a lot of time, and money. All in all it was totally unnecessary
and a big waste. All they needed was a little crime prevention.
So how about it. Let’s work toward crime prevention and we
will not have overcrowded prisons.
Working together to improve conditions and prevent a crime
from happening will bring the law and the people a little closer to
where there is trust and a guarantee that all will be better in the
future.
Thank you,
Lou Stuart
CAPC (Committee Against Police Crime)
Reader upset with service
Dear Editor,
I’m not renewing my subscription to your paper.
I’ve taken your paper for years and the one time I wanted an
article put in it you put only a portion of it in. And you waited six
weeks or more to do that.
So thanks but no thanks.
Thank you,
Mattie V. Richards
Editor’s Note — Ms. Richards I’m sorry there was difficulty
getting your item in the Cleveland Advocate but as we discussed
on the phone, sometimes circumstances force delays. Due to
time-sensitive news and a large number of submitted photos and
articles, it took five weeks back in June to get the photo and
information concerning your daughter’s graduation in Atlanta,
Ga. into print. We do our best to publish items as soon as
Do you have an -
opinion?; gripe?;
praise?; thank you?
Write a letter to the
editor and share it.
possible but there is only so much space in a given newspaper.
Your letter does offer a chance to remind our readers of the
Cleveland Advocate’s editorial policy. Deadline is noon Tuesday
but there is no guarantee an item will be published nor guaran-
tee of publication date. The Advocate also reserves the right to
edit submitted items for space and style requirements as well as
legal limitations. The Cleveland Advocate serves a large area
with many people and the newspaper staff understands each
item submitted is important to someone. All we ask is that our
readers understand we work under limitations and from time to
time do make mistakes. These the Advocate will correct when
the editor is properly informed. — Thanks, R. T.L.
Voter registration urged
Dear Editor,
The voter registration drive sponsored by the Liberty County
Democrats registered approximately 200 new voters.
I would like to remind the citizens of Liberty County who are
not registered that Oct. 7 is the last day to register for the Nov. 6
general election.
Citizens may pick up applications at the Cleveland Annex,
593-1825; or in Liberty at the tax office in the courthouse; or at
your local post office.
As your county Democratic chairman, if I can be of any help
please call me, Lloyd Kirkham, at 592-0829.
Thank you,
Lloyd Kirkham
Shipment to Soviets
no shortage solution
Riots in the streets of Mo-
scow over the shortage. Angry
mobs demand government ac-
COMMENTARY
tion. Workers strike in protest.
Nervous politicians and
bureaucrats can only wring their
hands.
The crisis worsens, the public
becomes more desperate.
Then, two American companies
step in and announce emer-
gency shipments to Soviet
citizens starved for their daily
sustenance.
Bread? No; cigarettes.
Phillip Morris and RJR Nabi-
sco, the two largest U.S.
tobacco companies, have an-
nounced plans to ship 34 billion
cigarettes to the Soviet Union.
The cigarette shortage worries
Soviet officials. Ethnic violence,
a failing economy, political dis-
sension, a surging crime rate,
labor unrest, shortages -of
everything from meat to drrfp
— all they need now is a
national nicotine fit.
The Soviet government has
agreed to pay for the one-month
supply of cigarettes with scarce
hard currency and “counter
trade items,” which likely means
oil. The Soviets have plenty of
oil, but they can’t smoke or eat
it. The two tobacco giants,
however, would have no pi|.:
blem selling it. *It
The emergency shipment of
cigarettes might ease the
tobacco shortage, but ol
cracks in the Soviet social U
continue to widen. At least now
as they cope with the national
angst, the Soviets will be able to
do more than bite their finger-
nails.
51990 Seattle
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